Switzerland County, Indiana

Name: Switzerland County, Indiana FEMA disaster declarations
Creator: Disaster Data

Switzerland County recorded 12 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 9 major disasters, 3 emergencies, and 0 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is severe storm.

Declarations since FY2000

Major disasters (DR)

Emergencies (EM)

Fire management (FM)

Jan 2026

Most recent

$1.8M

Federal PA obligated (top: roads and bridges)

The federal disaster record for Switzerland County runs between 2002 and 2025, covering 12 declarations in all. Its most recent major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding in 2025. The hazards behind these declarations were most often severe storm, flood, and biological. Since 2000, FEMA has obligated about $1.8 million in Public Assistance funding to the jurisdiction, most of it for roads and bridges.

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Federal Public Assistance by category

Federal share obligated to this jurisdiction under FEMA Public Assistance since 2000, grouped by damage category. Figures are rounded to the nearest dollar and reflect obligations, which may change as projects close out.

Category	Projects	Federal share obligated
Roads and bridges(C)	37	$1,004,895
Emergency protective measures(B)	21	$287,239
Debris removal(A)	10	$235,434
Parks and recreation(G)	8	$186,181
Utilities(F)	5	$44,891
Buildings and equipment(E)	6	$16,528
Management costs(Z)	2	$6,137
All categories	89	$1,781,305

Most common hazards

Severe Storm 6
Flood 2
Biological 2
Snowstorm 1
Hurricane 1

Previous occurrences, for your mitigation plan

Every local hazard mitigation plan must document previous occurrences of each hazard. Here is that record for Switzerland County, sourced to OpenFEMA and refreshed weekly. Copy it straight into your plan.

Hazard	Date	FEMA declaration	Type
Flood	Jul 22, 2025	DR-4882-IN	DR
Biological	Apr 3, 2020	DR-4515-IN	DR
Biological	Mar 13, 2020	EM-3456-IN	EM
Flood	May 4, 2018	DR-4363-IN	DR
Severe Storm	Jun 23, 2011	DR-1997-IN	DR
Severe Storm	Mar 5, 2009	DR-1828-IN	DR
Severe Storm	Sep 23, 2008	DR-1795-IN	DR
Severe Storm	Jun 8, 2008	DR-1766-IN	DR
Hurricane	Sep 10, 2005	EM-3238-IN	EM
Snowstorm	Jan 11, 2005	EM-3197-IN	EM
Severe Storm	Jun 3, 2004	DR-1520-IN	DR
Severe Storm	Jun 13, 2002	DR-1418-IN	DR

Every declaration on record

DR = Major disaster (Stafford Act) · EM = Emergency declaration · FM = Fire management assistance

Showing 12 declarations

Date	Number	Type	Hazard	Title
Jul 22, 2025	DR-4882-IN	DR	Flood	Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding
Apr 3, 2020	DR-4515-IN	DR	Biological	Covid-19 Pandemic
Mar 13, 2020	EM-3456-IN	EM	Biological	Covid-19
May 4, 2018	DR-4363-IN	DR	Flood	Severe Storms And Flooding
Jun 23, 2011	DR-1997-IN	DR	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, And
Mar 5, 2009	DR-1828-IN	DR	Severe Storm	Severe Winter Storm
Sep 23, 2008	DR-1795-IN	DR	Severe Storm	Severe Storms And Flooding
Jun 8, 2008	DR-1766-IN	DR	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Flooding, And Tornadoes
Sep 10, 2005	EM-3238-IN	EM	Hurricane	Hurricane Katrina Evacuation
Jan 11, 2005	EM-3197-IN	EM	Snowstorm	Snow
Jun 3, 2004	DR-1520-IN	DR	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding
Jun 13, 2002	DR-1418-IN	DR	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Tornadoes And Flooding

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How these numbers are built

Drawn from FEMA's OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries, rebuilt each week. A declaration is counted here once for each designated area it names, so a single disaster covering many localities is counted in each one. For that reason these jurisdiction counts do not sum to Indiana's statewide total. This page counts declarations that named this jurisdiction as a designated area. Totals cover complete fiscal years (Oct 1 to Sep 30); the in-progress year may appear in the most-recent list but is not counted in the totals. Uses OpenFEMA data but is not endorsed by or affiliated with FEMA.